The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost yet another top-four defenseman to injury. On Tuesday, top defenseman Kris Letang was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. He missed Sunday's game against the New York Islanders and joins fellow top-four defenseman Owen Pickering on IR.

The Pens swap two of their most-used defenders with this move. Letang leads the team’s skaters in ice time, averaging 23:24 through 34 games this season. Despite that, he’s been unusually unproductive,

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been placed on injured reserve due to an undisclosed ailment. The six-time All-Star was injured during a 6-3 road loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday and was scratched the next day for a 3-2 home win against the Islanders.